Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard confronts his professional irrelevance
S6E15
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Tapestry
To
Picard confronts Q over his hollow life
S6E15
·
Tapestry
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The probability Picard may have to live out his life this way causes desperation to reverse."
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.